Because...
"But as for you, you meant evil against me;
but God meant it for good, in order to bring it
about as it is this day, to save many people alive."
Genesis 50: 20
When something bad happens in the life of a new Christian, they will
often say, “Lord, why is this happening to me?” When something bad
happens in the life of a mature Christian, they'll often say, “Lord, why
is this happening to me?” Same question, but different motivations.
The new Christian may think it unreasonable that a bad thing happened.
But the mature Christian knows problems are part of life in a fallen world.
Their “Why?” question is to discern from God what they can learn from
the difficult situation—how he might grow in faith.
When teenage Joseph was sold by his brothers into slavery,
he no doubt asked the “Why?” question. At first, he may have
thought, “What did I do to deserve this?”
But later, his “Why?” likely turned into, “Oh, now I see why!”
He realized God had sent him to Egypt to prepare a place
for Jacob’s family to escape the famine in Canaan.
When you experience difficulties in life, it’s not
wrong to ask “Why?” Just make sure you’re
asking for the right reason.
"There are no accidents
in the life of a Christian."
Rowland Bingham
